I seem to recall reading an explaination about this somewhere, but I cannot find it for the life of me. It seems like kind of a basic question, but I’m having a hard time with search engines (both web and SDMB).
I once read that when we cry “tears of joy” during a really happy occaision, we do not feel joy or happiness at all. Instead, it is a deep sorrow over some sort of witnessed happiness that we internally feel we are lacking or will never attain.
Has anybody else heard this? Is it true?